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Localization and Affine Schemes over $\mathbb{F}_1$

Algebraic Geometry 2026-07-06 v1 Commutative Algebra

Abstract

We develop the basic notions of commutative algebra and algebraic geometry over the field with one element F1\mathbb{F}_1, working within the Connes-Consani framework, which models F1\mathbb{F}_1-algebras as monoid objects in the category of Γ\Gamma-sets. In this setting, F1\mathbb{F}_1-algebras generalize commutative rings by encoding the algebraic structure functorially, using machinery originating in homotopy theory. Our main contribution is a theory of localization for F1\mathbb{F}_1-algebras and the construction of prime spectrum \SpecA\Spec A for a commutative F1\mathbb{F}_1-algebra AA. We then prove that Γ(X,OX)=A\Gamma(X, \mathcal{O}_X) = A for any absolute affine scheme X=\SpecAX=\Spec A and establish an anti-equivalence between the category of commutative F1\mathbb{F}_1-algebras and the category of absolute affine schemes.

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@article{arxiv.2607.04843,
  title  = {Localization and Affine Schemes over $\mathbb{F}_1$},
  author = {Luqiao Xu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.04843},
  year   = {2026}
}

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22 pages